Missouri J-school Experiences Reality TV

On Friday Sept. 23, Linda Blue Bell of Entertainment Tonight, Jim Berger of High Noon Entertainment, Lance Heflin of LHelflin Filmworks and Jon Murray of Bunim/Murray Productions joined the Missouri School of Journalism in a symposium about the connections of reality and entertainment television and how they are connected journalism, news and the media.

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Interesting perspective on how reality tv platform can translate to local news from #MUrealTV

Even though the world of entertainment and reality TV can sometimes be a stretch from local news, the guests of the symposium assured the audience that basic journalism skills are what will get you far in any field.

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"You have to have the fire, to want the story." – @ExecProdLinda #MURealTV